Extended Library Hours!

The library will be holding extended hours through the end of finals:

Saturday, May 1st: 2:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Sunday, May 2nd: 1:00 P.M. - Midnight
Monday - Wednesday, May 3-5: 7:30 A.M. - Midnight

Contact the library and ask for your subject librarian for extra help with your research any time!

Arts & Sciences: Lauren Magnuson 665-4287
Business: Carly Statz 665-4179
Education: Lauren Magnuson 665-4287
Engineering: Kristina Brewer 665-4161
SPS: Carly Statz 665-4179

Best of luck on finals!

Email the library at library@trine.edu for more information.

Study Breaks w/Prizes Next Week!

The library will be hosting study breaks each night next week, April 26-29th, from 8-9 p.m. There will be free food and nightly drawings - but be sure to come on your class night to enter:

Monday - Freshmen
Tuesday - Sophomores
Wednesday - Juniors
Thursday - Seniors

Anyone is welcome to hang out, but only those in each class will be eligible to enter for the nightly door prize of $50 cash.

Everyone who participates on their class night will be entered into an overall drawing to win a Kindle E-Book Reader!

The library will also be hosting a scavenger hunt on Friday, April 30th, from 3-5 p.m. Enter your team of up to four and compete to win $50 cash for each teammate. There are only 10 team spots remaining as of this post, so enter now!

http://tinyurl.com/libraryhunt

Winners!

National Library Week was a great success - thanks to all the students, staff, and Trine community members who participated! Our display will remain in the library for the rest of April, so come check it out!

Here's the list of lucky winners:

• $50 Amazon gift card – Kelly Majors (Sophomore)
  

• $25 Amazon gift card – David McDonald (Staff, Employee Outreach Coordinator)
  

• Journals – Hilary Spencer (Freshman), Jaxon Justice (Sophomore), Don Hall, and Kevin Kinzer (Senior)

• Shakespearean insult mugs – Hope Glor (Sophomore) and Corbin Buckler (Freshman)

• Canvas tote bags- Elaine Cruz (Sophomore), Cathy Faye (Staff, Human Resources), Nick Stephan (Freshman), Bekka Apardian (Sophomore), and Wendy Kipfer (Staff, Internal Scheduling)
  

Congratulations, everyone!

Study Breaks & Scavenger Hunt

If you didn't win this time, next week (April 26th-30th) is your chance! To give everyone a much deserved break from studying, the library will host study parties Monday-Thursday from 8-9PM. There will be excellent food & drinks, and every night there will be a door prize drawing to win $50 in cold, hard cash! Everyone who enters for a nightly door prize will also be entered to win their very own Amazon Kindle E-Book Reader.

Finally, Friday, April 30th, the library is hosting a scavenger hunt with more opportunities to win cash. Sign up with a team of up to four, or enter yourself and be placed with a team. There are only 12 team spots available, so sign up now!

http://tinyurl.com/libraryhunt

Contact us at library@trine.edu with any questions.

Free Trials for National Library Week

In recognition of National Library Week, Gale Press is offering free trials of several databases we don't currently subscribe to:

• Archives Unbound — a vast new resource of topically-focused, cross-searchable digital collections of historical documents
• Career Transitions — a new electronic resource offering a comprehensive guide to career change
• Global Issues in Context — this online resource offers global news and perspectives on issues and events of international importance
• GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) — a new electronic resource offering authoritative reference content on the environment, energy, economic development and natural resources
• Grzimek’s Animal Life — an interactive, media-rich online resource, with information on more than 4,000 species

Click on the drop-down menu on the widget below to select your product and check out what Gale has to offer. Then send an e-mail to library@trine.edu with feedback - if you love it, let us know!

National Library Week!

National Library Week is April 11-17th, 2010. Trine University Library is celebrating with a drawing open to any member of the Trine community - faculty, staff, and students! You can enter to win one of two $50 gift cards to Amazon.com, coffee mugs to keep your steady supply of caffeine by your side, and other awesome prizes.

As the semester winds down, you be feeling the pressure - assignments, research papers, and exams. The library is the best place to find information for your papers and assignments, as well as a relaxed environment for focusing and studying. Sifting through thousands of Google links can be time-consuming, inefficient, and frustrating. Trine librarians are available to help you find excellent resources and answer questions about our online resources and books. Visit us during National Library Week to see how we can help you!

Access Engineering

Trine library now features Access Engineering (http://www.accessengineeringlibrary.com/), an e-book database with over 250 trustworthy sources from 14 areas of engineering, including biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, and green/sustainable.

AccessEngineering delivers comprehensive authoritative information that accelerates research and innovation, and features content from a broad range of must-have McGraw-Hill engineering publications, including the latest editions of classics such as Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook, Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, and many more. AccessEngineering offers the widest and deepest repository of fully searchable engineering content available online - from the authors and industry-leading titles engineers have trusted and depended on for years. (Access Engineering Library -- About).

Access Engineering is an excellent resource for finding quick facts and comprehensive reference information on topics and theories, and finding reputable information for your engineering classes quickly and easily. Please contact the library at library@trine.edu, or contact your subject specialist Kristina Brewer at brewerk@trine.edu with any questions or access problems. Try Access Engineering and let us know what you think!

Library Closed Friday, April 2nd

The library will be closed Friday, April 2nd through Sunday, April 4th due to the holiday. We apologize for any inconvenience - but you can still do research through our website!

If you're on campus, you should be able to access any of our library databases 24/7. If you're off-campus, or you are prompted for log-in information, you can find out how to log in here (faculty and staff, check here). Let us know if you come across any problems by e-mailing library@trine.edu. We're always working to make your research experience as easy as possible!

Enjoy the break!